Synonyms for wishing
wish·ing

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1. wish, wishing, wantnoun

   a specific feeling of desire

   "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"

   Synonyms:
   indirect request, neediness, need, wish, deprivation, want, regard, privation, lack, deficiency, compliments

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1. • Desire

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1. hoping

   to hope for something; clue-lessy waiting for something

   "i was wishing for a new phone..."

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

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1. wishingnoun

   Synonyms:
   longing, aspiration

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1. List of paraphrases for "wishing":

   desiring, wanting, desirous, seeking

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1. Joy Behar:

   As bad as you think Trump is, you would be worried about Pence… everyone that is wishing for impeachment might want to reconsider their life, i am Christian, I love Jesus, but he thinks Jesus tells him to say things.

2. Simon Hare:

   One of the challenges facing people wishing to volunteer responsibly is that there is no independent quality standard, no recognized regulatory body, there are small local outfits as well as big corporations who see volunteering as a way of driving profits rather than an integral part of a long term strategy for communities with real needs. At best this can make volunteering a waste of time and at worst it can actually be harmful.

3. Charles Lamb:

   My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.

4. Bernie Sanders:

   Certainly the president is wishing no ill will, certainly not violence towards anyone.

5. Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images -RRB- Milstein:

   Clients are being called Nazis, people are wishing that they are dead. These are human beings. These are hockey players. These are guys contributing to our society, paying millions of dollars in taxes to support the U.S. and Canada and doing all kinds of charity work back home. Stop looking at them as aggressors. Stop being racist.